Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 322
Outside the post road at the northern foot of Qilian Mountain, Long just got a report from the rangers, and a large group of Uighur cavalry appeared.

He was terrified on the spot.

The Uighurs left a deep impression on him.When the Long family was still in Ganzhou, the Uighurs repeatedly invaded and attacked them, making them untenable.The Long family, Tuyuhun, Tubo, Dangxiang, and Tatars were all defeated by the Uighurs' riding and shooting stunts.The Long family, who was in a hurry, even wrote to the leader of Liangzhou Gamo, threatening them to attack Liangzhou together with the Uighurs if they did not send troops to rescue Ganzhou——

"If you don't come, I, Ganzhou, will join the Uyghur family to ask for your money, and I will not report it."

Of course, before Yan Mo finally decided whether to come or not, the Long family couldn't stand it anymore, and fled Ganzhou City with hundreds of people.

They were really scared of being beaten!

Thousands of Uighur cavalry are coming to the west, what are they going to do?
According to the news just received, the Uighur Khan Umm was defeated east of Zendan and fled to Ganzhou.As a result, the local tribal army (mainly Han, Tubo, and Qiang) rebelled, and the Lord of Umm led hundreds of people north to the sandy moraine, temporarily missing.

The tribal army that controlled Ganzhou City sent people to ask Shao Shude to surrender.The situation in Ganzhou is now completely clear.

Before Long, he actually had some ideas.

Moving eastward with the Guiyi Army, it would be good if we could take advantage of the situation and take Ganzhou and control some tribes and land.

In Ganzhou, there are only two counties, Zendan and Zhangye, and the latter is a matter of course.

In Zhangye, like Suzhou, there are "pine and cypresses, five trees, beautiful water, and lush grass" on the plain at the northern foot of Qilian Mountains.

Of course, Zendan is also good. The nearby Zendan Mountain, also known as Yanzhi Mountain, is rich in water and grass.After the defeat of the Xiongnu in the Han Dynasty, Naige said: "The death of my Qilian Mountain will prevent my six animals from multiplying; the loss of my Yanzhi Mountain will make my women colorless."

In the two counties of Ganzhou, if you can get one of them, you will make a lot of money. If you can get both, it can be said to be complete.

When the Uighurs occupied the two counties of Zendan and Zhangye, Long certainly did not dare to make mistakes.But wasn't the Uighur beaten by the Shuofang army?Under the great loss of strength, there may not be no chance.

Shao Shude's energy will always be placed in the east, and it is impossible to devote too much energy to the west.If Suzhou shows sufficient obedience and actively provides livestock and goods, then Shao Shude is very likely to hand over Ganzhou to the Long family for management when he is happy.

But—what is the reason why these Uighur cavalry suddenly came west from Ganzhou?Could it be that they didn't want to be restrained by Shao Shude and ran west collectively?If so, be careful.There are also many Uighur tribes in Jiuquan and Fulu counties in Suzhou. There are still 2 people in total. Don't be connected by them, it will be very troublesome.

Long ordered hundreds of elite Long's soldiers, rode out of the brigade, and went up to check in person.

The Uighur cavalry were still wearing green clothes, with all kinds of short weapons hanging beside their saddles, and holding horn bows.However, there were also a few people who carried Tibetan spears that they did not know where they got, and their hornbows were placed beside the saddlebags, unstringed.

"Whoosh!" An arrow landed a few steps before the horse.

The dragon was shocked, then furious, and immediately sent people forward, scolding: "Master Wumu plundered the merchants, oppressed the tribes, committed lawlessness, and the people and gods were all angry. Today, my Long family and Zhang Pushe of Shazhou sent a total of [-] troops. , to punish these perverted people. Are you blocking my way, do you want to help the evil? You must know that the king of Lingwu County in Xiazhou has defeated the Lord of Wumu, and the soldiers may march west at any time. When the two sides attack, you will all become ashes carry on."

A sergeant who understands Chinese translated it in Uyghur. After hearing this, all the soldiers with silver guns laughed.

Some people even rode their horses to outflank the left and right, yelling again and again, which made the Suzhou soldiers very nervous, and they drew their bows and knives one after another as a state of alert.

"Da da..." There was another sound of horseshoes, and hundreds of horsemen galloped from the east, leading a general, dressed in gorgeous armor, holding a long horse lance, majestic and majestic.

This armor looks familiar!

Long took a closer look and found that it was seven or eight points similar to the Persian armor sold by the Hu merchants.There are many such armors in Lord Umm's treasury. Of course, the protection power is not a problem. They all cost a lot of money, but the price is also sky-high.

"Wang Chong, who joined the army in Huizhou in Shuofang Town and joined the army, is here. He was ordered by Shao Shuai, the observation envoy of Hexi, to welcome the envoy Long of Suzhou and Zhang Pushe of Shazhou. The sons and daughters here are all sergeants of the silver spear. Don't be alarmed." The general in gorgeous armor sat on the horse and said loudly.

"Silver Spear Capital?" Long looked at the Uighur soldiers in green again, seeming to realize something.

These are all recruited Uighur soldiers!
There are too many Uighurs serving as soldiers for the Central Plains Jieshuai.Let’s not talk about the distance, let’s talk about the battle between Li Guochang and his son ten years ago, and Dou Han, commander of Hedong Festival, sent Uighur cavalry to fight.Although they are Uighurs living in the Yinshan area, they are not the same as those who moved west to Ganzhou and Beiting, but Uighurs are Uighurs.

Shao Shude solved the matter of deleting pills so quickly?Long felt that things seemed a little bad.

Since he was defeated by Uighur and quit Ganzhou, his spirit has not been much.In Suzhou, where I live now, there are also a bunch of powerful tribes who are not very obedient, always obedient and disobedient, and don't give face.

If it weren't for Lord Wumu's ambition to attack Suzhou sooner or later, if it wasn't for Zhang Huaishen, the Jiedu envoy of Shazhou, who took the initiative to send troops and set an example, if it wasn't for Lingwu County King Shao Shude's invitation and promise of many benefits, The tribes may not be willing to send troops.

Even so, it took a lot of bargaining, and finally five or six thousand tribal soldiers were summoned, and the Suzhou Uighurs did not send any of them, and he did not take his Long family seriously at all.

Such a "wild" tribe, once the army of the king of Lingwu County arrived, after a series of victories, they also obeyed!
"What does the King of Lingwu County mean?" Long asked, gathering his composure.

"The commander-in-chief has an order to meet the dragon governor and Zhang Pushe at the bank of the salt pond." Wang Chong said.

Yanchi is west of Ganzhou and north of Kongtong Mountain.It is named Minghai Lake in later generations, and it can reach Fulu County, Suzhou, 110 miles west.The surrounding area is rich in water and grass. It used to be the pastoral area of ​​the Longjia tribe, but now it is the territory of the Uyghurs. It has always been forbidden for people from other tribes to come and graze.

"That being the case, let me discuss with Zhang Pushe." Long replied.

"Don't delay, leave as soon as possible!" Wang Chong reminded.

Seeing his haughty look, Long felt a little annoyed in his heart, but he didn't dare to explode.Isn't the Governor of Suzhou the official of the Hexi Observer?It's only natural for people to judge you, there is no problem at all.

Long quickly went to Zhang Huaishen's big tent.

"Mr. Longshi has clearly made up his mind, so why did you come to see me again?" Zhang Huaishen was flipping through a stack of documents, and asked with a smile.

"In the past, the Uighurs in Ganzhou caused great disasters. The Long family couldn't resist it, so they had to go to Suzhou to chase food. This is the virtue of Zhang Pushe." Long replied: "Now the Shuofang army is aggressive. First, Ping Liangzhou, and then conquer Ganzhou is about to attack Su, Gua, Sha and other states. Even if I don’t plan for the Long family, I have to think about Zhang Pushe.”

Zhang Huai looked at him with a half-smile, and said: "Ganzhou is 530 miles from Suzhou, if you take the northern route, it will take you 370 miles. Then you will reach Guazhou for another [-] miles. From Guazhou to the west, it will be more than [-] miles." To Shazhou. It’s such a long road, why should someone worry? In fact, the distance from Liangzhou to Ganzhou is [-] li. Ganzhou? As for the two roads leading to Liangzhou, whether they start from Lingzhou or Huizhou, they are more than [-] miles long. Shao Shude, it would be nice to manage Liangzhou well, but most likely Ganzhou is not very efficient , let alone Suzhou?"

From Lingzhou Huile to Shazhou Dunhuang, the post road is nearly two thousand miles.This distance is undoubtedly very far away.As long as Shao Shude doesn't get dizzy, he is unlikely to try to attack the Guiyi Army, unless he doesn't want to go east to fight for hegemony in the Central Plains, and he can be a Northwest separatist warlord with peace of mind.Then, not only can Shazhou be attacked, but forces such as Xizhou, Shanzhou, Kuozhou, and even Hexi Dangxiang can try to subdue or even attack.

But in reality he couldn't do that.His center of gravity is still in the east, perhaps more likely to be in the middle of Shu.But no matter which direction, it has nothing to do with them.

After thinking for a while along the way, Zhang Huaishen had almost figured it out.What Shao Shude wanted was nothing more than a stable rear.Liang, Gan and other states have many horses and a large population, and they are different from the traditional grassland herdsmen. They are half herding and half farming, and they are relatively easy to rule.

These two prefectures and four counties are of great help to Shao Shude's great cause of hegemony. He certainly doesn't want to see local rebellion or being attacked by neighboring forces.

Then, forming a friendship with Guiyi Army, Suzhou, and even Hexi Dangxiang in Shaqi, and many Tubo tribes in Shanzhou became the proper meaning.A fire in the backyard is no fun!

"What Zhang Pushe said is very reasonable. However, Shao Shude raised all his troops, took the Uighurs as the vanguard, and marched westward. What's the meaning of this?" Long Ji was still worried, and asked.

It is true that he has also analyzed with his staff that Shao Shude will not devote too much energy to Hexi.But is it really so sure that it's a matter of family and life?The hostility of the so-called Silver Spear City is quite obvious.

Some things can be gambled on.There are some things that make people feel confused and restless when they gamble.

"Using power to overwhelm people, just asking for benefits." Zhang Huai said with a deep smile.

"The great power overwhelms people..." Long pondered for a while, and then said: "In the past, some children of my family went to the Central Plains to do business. They all said that after the loss of the Helong land, the towns and feudal commanders were short of horses, and even we couldn't see them." The bad horses on the road were forcibly taken away and distributed to the cavalry. But Shuofang's army has no shortage of horses, and now Deliang and Ganzhou are even more powerful, with tens of thousands of horses without any effort. If he insists on marching west, he will be in big trouble. "

Zhang Huai deeply understood what Long Jiu meant.

If the Shuofang army was replaced by another Central Plains army, such as the Xuanwu army, even if there were 10 troops, he would not be afraid.Horses can graze in emergencies, but humans cannot graze, and food must be transported long distances.A 150-foot army needs thousands of rice noodles a day, which requires [-] large carriages to transport.This is only one day's supply. If we pursue security, how many horses, horses and camels will be needed to store food on the front line for three months?Not counting the loss on the way!

The [-]-mile transportation line is full of loopholes.As long as tens of thousands of cavalry are sent out to harass your grain roads everywhere, can you manage it?With an army of [-], the probability of the entire army being wiped out is extremely high!
But as Long said, Shao Shude's style of play is different.Now he is more and more like a prairie khan, plundering tribal food, cattle and sheep everywhere because of food, and then driving the livestock into the army.

It's not that there is no food at all, the main thing is that they can kill sheep and eat meat at critical moments, waiting for the grain road to be opened again.In places where there is no water, you can also eat some goat milk for emergency.Although it can only be used for a short period of time, the fault tolerance is much greater, and the grain road is no longer so fragile.

For such a commander-in-chief, the prairie people are also very blind.If Shao Shude is really determined and ignores the successive rebellions that may last for many years afterwards, he can indeed gather tens of thousands of cavalry to capture all of Suzhou, Guazhou, and Shazhou, and even capture Xizhou, which was once controlled by the Guiyi Army. Not a problem either.

"Don't worry, from my point of view, Shao Shude is not like those mindless warriors." Zhang Huai persuaded: "What's so good about eating sand in Hexi? Apart from cattle, sheep, horses and camels, there are only some barbarian merchants here. Let's guarantee him He should be satisfied with the benefits. Unless he has no ambitions and just wants to separate the Northwest, otherwise, for us, the main thing is to make good friends, so don't worry about it."

Long nodded slowly.

Zhang Huai took a deep look at him and sighed secretly.The problems within the Guiyi Army are far more serious than the threat from foreign enemies.If he wanted to solve the troubles of Zhang Huaiding's family once and for all, he would have to rely on the power of the great Buddha, King Lingwu.

I don't know if it's right to do this, in case a wolf is lured into the house...

(End of this chapter)